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- To all whom it may concern:

ERI F. vVILSON, OF' ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 335.005. dated January26, Il 86.

' Application filed April 27, 1885.

ne it known that I, E. n. WILSON, a razen 'i of the United States, and aresident of Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of NewYork,have invented vcertain new and useful Iniprovements in Mops; andIdo hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification,and in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my improved mop. Fig. 2is a vertical sectional view of the same.I Fig. 3 is a verticaltransverse sectional. view taken through the mophead on the line w :v inFig. 2.

The same letters refer to, the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to that class of mops which comprise a head orholder, a longitudinaliy sliding andl revolving handle, and a cloth heldby the said head, and adapted to be twisted or wrung by means of thesaid handle; and it consists inl-*certain improvements in theconstruction of .the same, having for their object to provide .a devicewhich shall possess superior advantages inpoint of simplicity,durability, and general eiciency, all as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in theclaim.

The head of mymproved mop consists of a pa-ir of box-like castings, Aand B, having beveled or flaring edges C, so as to fit or nest neatlywithin one another, substantially as will beseen in Fig. 3 of thedrawings hereto annexed. Theupper portion, A, of the head has anupwardly-extending thimble, D, and it is provided near its ends withperforations, adapted to receive the screws F'F, by means of which it isto be connected with the lower piece, B, in `the groove or channel G, inthe under side of which are fitted a pair of nuts, HH, which are keptfrom revolving while the screws are being tightened by the ianges oredges CC. The screwsF Fmay be thumbscrews, or they may be arranged tobemanipnlated by means of an ordinary screw driver. The lower piece, B,of the head is provided with a longitudinal slot,- I, the purpose ofwhich will be presently more fully set lforth.

Tothe thimble D of the upper head-piece,

Serial No. 163,569. (No model.)

A, is riveted or otherwise secured an upwardly-extending tube, J, inwhich the handle K- vin order to prevent the wabbling or loose fit,

which would be caused thereby, I provide the said reduced portion with ametallic thimble or ferrule, 0, tting neatly inthe tube J. .v The handleis provided with a spring latch or catch, P, adapted to engage the upperedge of the tube J when the handle is withdrawn, so as to retain thelatter in. position, and the said handle is providedwith a loop, Q, bywhich the mop may be suspended when not in use, and which forms ahandle, by means of which the handle K may be conveniently turned in thesocket for the purpose of twisting or wringing the mop.

Themop-cloth, which is designated by let- I ter R,'consists of acontinuous or endless strip of any suitablev material, preferably thematerial which is known as crash or :Russian dnck,coyered with cottonroping or knit goods. This'material is durable and inexpensive, and itreadily retains the water.

In operation, the` mop-cloth is clamped between the piecesA and B, itbeing provided with a slit, S, to admit of the passagevof the loop orcross-piece M. When the handle is withdrawn, the catch P engages theupper edge of the tube J, and the mop-cloth then hangs,-

loose and ready forxoperation. In order to -wring the mop, the catch Pis depressed, and the'handle pushed downward into th'e tube until theloop or cross-piece M reaches the Yas lower or depending end lof the'mop-cloth. The handle is then turned or twisted in the tube, thustwisting the mop-cloth and wringing the moisture-out thereof. The handleis then reversed and withdrawn, thus leaving the mop ready foroperation, as before.

I claim- Ina mop, the combination, .with a head consisting of twobox-like castings, the top one IOO ' of which is. provided"with a.perforated thimble and the lower one with a slot, and nutsv of the samediameter as the tube tting'on its.

Ilower end, a spring-catch in the side of said handle, and a rod havingaT-hea'd at its lower xc .end secured in the' lower end of said handle,

-andpassing through said thimble' and said slotA in said castings, asshown and described; v

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I4 have hereunto aixedmy signa-tureA in presence of two witnesses.

. ERI F. WILSON.

Witnesses: v

MARY E. MOORE,

- W. MARTIN JONES.

